Maroons Online Vol. 1… No. 55
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Observer: The Future Of Work
Macky’s New York: Joy To The World
William Peay: Tales From The Wood…
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame Induction Dinner: October 30, 2021
Paul Cortellesi On Cooking: Garden Toasts
RHS Award For Excellence In Athletics: History
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Observer
The Future Of Work
It’s here. Some thought it would take a bit longer to arrive but they appear to be wrong. We certainly aren’t going back to commuting 5 days a week. Never.
What does this mean? The numbers are in and telecommuting is saving companies big dollars on expensive real estate and is giving them an edge when it comes to recruiting employees.
Managers who used to define themselves by how many of their employees they could see in the office are becoming rarer. As long as the work gets done nobody minds.
What is work? The question of our age.
…even if your job requires you to be in the office because of teamwork; because of collaboration; because of coaching, mentoring, apprenticeship, the value of collegiality,” Baker Hostetler Chair Paul Schmidt said in an interview. “You still might not need to be in the office every day of the week, every week of the year.”
Let’s face it: interacting with co-workers is overrated. It produces friction where there doesn’t need to be any and sometimes leads to lawsuits for harassments. Anybody who thinks they need to be in the same room with their co-workers everyday is kidding themselves. Anybody who thinks they won’t get laid off because they have a good relationship with their boss is not of this world. It doesn’t matter where you are, you can develop relationships just as real and effective via collaboration tools like Zoom and Slack as you can in person. This is experience talking. Your mileage may vary, but you really don’t have a choice in most cases. Our economic system rewards those who save money and redirect it towards more profitable endeavors. Plain and simple.
My suggestion is to make the most of it. Enjoy having your dog or cat in the next room. Work hard at your job and career but make sure their are limits like not needing to have your camera on all day or having to answer email/texts 24 hour a day.
Our work lives will sort themselves out in this new environment. There will be some hiccups along the way but nothing we can’t figure out. If you are in a profession where remote work is possible just remember that it won’t be true for everyone. Nurses, Firemen, and countless other “front line workers” will always be working away from home. Applaud them for their efforts and remember to be kind.
Macky’s New York
Matthew Cortellesi Photography
July 15, 2021 - Flushing Meadow.
Joy To The World
I wasn't expecting to find this but when I came around the corner and saw what I thought was dust from the lawn mower in the haze of the sun but turned out to be hundreds of little jet mist making type thingys...I had to take a photo before I too joined in and ran like a monkey with both arms above my head - so fun.
Looking south with Unisphere.
Time 430pm.
#mackysnewyork
William Peay
Tales From The Wood…
Field stones 100 years old and still standing…
Highland Street
Corner of Godwin and West End Avenues.
Corner of Van Dien and Lotus
Corner of Laurel and Van Dien
Corner of Laurel and Van Dien
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame Induction Dinner
October 30, 2021
Order Your Tickets For 2020 Induction Dinner Celebration
Visit The Online RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame
Paul Cortellesi On Cooking
Garden Toasts
My father calls these Bruschetta, they are the first recipe in his second book on family cooking. When it comes down to brass tacks, they are thin sliced baguettes or round Italian bread that is just toasted (for those of us heading to the Shore this summer) or rubbed with a clove of raw garlic and then anointed with a few drops of olive oil.
Once made, they serve as a blank pallet for a variety of toppings. Today I wandered through the garden looking for what seemed ready for the pluck. Into my basket went a Shishito pepper, some parsley, cherry tomatoes, and a few broad leaves of Swiss Chard. Sauté this up with a bit of olive oil and garlic, prep the bruschetta based on your summer vacation plans, and enjoy the first sunny day since the Fourth.
Oh, some toppings benefit from grated cheese and a grind of pepper - but I leave that exploration up to you.
Ridgewood High School Award For Excellence In Athletics
History
The Ridgewood High School Award for Excellence in Athletics is the highest honor a student athlete can receive from RHS. The athletes listed here were voted as the outstanding athletes of their class for their participation as a student athlete over the entire duration of their high school career.
With the advent of women participating to a greater extent as varsity athletes because of title IX legislation, the first class to recognize a female athlete for this prestigious award was the class of 1974. Research shows that women participated in varsity (major sport) athletics with the creation of the Ridgewood Athletic Association (RAA) in the period of 1913 to 1916 and continued participating in various sports until the 1930’s. Female participation in interscholastic athletics can be traced back to the formation of the “Girls Athletic Club” in the 1904-05 school year. There were no male or female athletes recognized during that early period of athletic participation to receive this award.
The awards first recipient, Earle Hopper a male, was in 1914 which coincides with the development of the RAA. From that point on the records show a drop off of female participation in varsity athletics starting in the late 1920’s and disappearing entirely in the first part of the 1930’s. Participation by females in varsity interscholastic athletics expanded dramatically again in the 1970’s with the passage of title IX legislation to the point where it is today, sharing half the athletic participation of the student body. The first female recipient of the award, Nancy Hogan, was recognized in 1974.
The award originally was entitled the “Ridgewood High School Award for Excellence in Athletics.” It was renamed the “Rutgers Cup” in the 1940s through sponsorship of an award given by a local patron. The original award name, The Ridgewood High School Award for Excellence in Athletics, was reinstated in the 1950’s. Then with the retirement of former athletic director Dave Vanderbush was renamed and now is called the “Dave Vanderbush Award for Excellence in Athletics.” —Jeff Yearing, RHS Class of 1966
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